Antonella Madonna is married to Natale Dantese, a powerful young boss in Ercolano, a town known for the eruption of Vesuvius in ancient times. Dantese leads the fiercest faction of the Ascione-Papale family, victors of a bloody clan war that left 60 dead. Antonella is his confidante: she knows in detail the clan's trade, its finances and is involved in her husband's tactical choices.

Cristina was born in Pianura, a little town in the Naples' countryside, in a family that had no direct connections with the clans. During her teens she shows a tendency to violence. She likes power, money, and adrenaline and immediately she becomes the boss of a young gang. She get arrested when she was only 17. When she comes out from jail her criminal profile is increased.

Anna Carrino is still a teenager when she falls for Francesco Bidognetti, a rising star in the Casalesi clan. When her husband is imprisoned she replaces him at the head of the family. Anna has a strong character: she's determined and opportunistic. She's capable of manipulating to her advantage the crude plans of her subordinates, often violent and ignorant men.

Marinella - this is how people refer to Maria Duraccio- grows up in Ottaviano in a family that has bonds with the "Nuova Camorra Organizzata", the criminal organization leaded by Raffele Cutolo. When she was a kid, her father spent three years in jail for helping his son in hiding. Then, at the age of 16, she witnesses her father's murder, committed by the Fabbrocino clan.

At 14, Patrizia Franzese is sold by her mother to a man to cover her debts. When she is free, she meets a boss and becomes a Camorra crime queen.

The Russo family is a clan of petty criminals with a profitable drug trade. Their eldest daughter, Anna, has a fierce personality from a young age.

Giulia is used to witnessing death in the street, but an abusive love affair leaves her desperate for protection, so she turns to the Giuliano family.

Enrica's position as a mob wife and trusted friend of a boss opens the doors to the clanÕs activities, with which she increasingly becomes involved.

Laura leads a simple life until she meets Antonio. They fall in love and together rise to the top of the Mondragone clan, dealing drugs and even more.